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Andalucia Galleon arrives in the Philippines

Super late post!!!

A replica of a 17th century galleon, Andalucia, is floating around the Philippine shores. It first docked at Pier 13 in the City of Manila. The mobile exhibit, Dia Del Galeon Festival 2010, is brought to us by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in remembrance of how the Philippines participated in the galleon trade. They’re now making this project as part of protecting our seas from the impact of climate change and global warming.

There were LOOOOTS of people, students and teachers mostly. Some were stuck for 7 hours in line just to get in. I think the time the galleon spent in Manila isn’t enough because more people wanted to get in and it could only accommodate 100 per tour. It left Pier 13 last October 10 and arrived at Cebu’s shores on October 14. It is open for viewing at Pier 1 till October 18.

These gorgeous photos were taken by Aliza Conde, who is also a Lumix user. I was too stupid — forgetting to charge my camera.

I love the composition of this photo. Beautiful sky, beautiful ship. See how the colors compliment each other.

Going near the ship. You can see the frontal details up close. All these make me wonder how long it took before this replica could be completed.

Kids playing a musical tribute. They’re so cuuuuuute. There were also police officers around, not on duty, but were there to watch the parade.

This reminds me of that last scene in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. These breathtaking details look like they were screen shots from an actual movie!

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Doc B is a crazy cat lady, a former behavioral scientist turned video game producer, and a full professor. She is an INFJ who is married to an INTJ software engineer. You can grab a copy of her book by clicking the book thumbnail below.